JP3193645B2 - Bathing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathing apparatus which enables a person who needs bathing assistance, such as a physically handicapped person or an elderly person, to take a bath safely and without much labor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a bathing apparatus of this type, an elevating rail, which is raised and lowered by a driving mechanism, is disposed inside a bathtub, and is mounted on an upper side of a traveling carriage provided with rails on the upper side. Prepare a wheelchair whose separable body can be separated while being moved along the rail, and set the seat on the lift rail from the running trolley with the lift rail being aligned with the height of the rail on the trolley of the wheelchair. 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a type in which a bather is brought into a bathtub together with a seat body by moving a body and lowering an elevating rail in that state.

[0003]

By the way, in the above bathing apparatus, since the elevating rail is located in the bathtub, the portion protruding into the bathtub is particularly different when not in use (such as bathing work or cleaning by another person). Work, etc.).

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when the elevator rail is not used, a portion protruding into the bathtub is reduced as much as possible so as not to disturb other work. The purpose is to provide. In addition, the present invention requires the assistance of bathing for the physically handicapped and the elderly.
Do not use a large amount of safe and
The aim is to provide a bathing device that can bathe
Target.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wheelchair in which a seat mounted on an upper side of a traveling vehicle provided with a rail can be separated while being moved along the rail. And a lifting rail provided in the bathtub and raised and lowered by a driving mechanism, and the lifting rail is made to coincide with the height of the rail on the traveling trolley of the wheelchair. In the bathing apparatus to which the seat body can be transferred, the elevating rail is located at the center.
Rail and a front rail that projects into the bathtub.
The rear end of the front rail is located at the front end of the center rail.
Connected so that it can rotate upward from the horizontal position
And a pull lever provided on the front rail
The lifting rail is foldable.

[0006]

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in order to enable folding, the lifting rail is mounted on a lifting platform projecting inside the bathtub in a cantilever manner. The side portions are connected via a hinge to be rotatable upward from a horizontal position.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view showing a state when the bathing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is used, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state when not used. This bathing equipment is
It comprises a wheelchair 1 that can travel on the floor 2 and equipment on the side of the bathtub 3. As the equipment on the side of the bathtub 3, a column 7 erected in the bathtub 3, a lifting table 8 supported by the column 7 in a cantilevered manner, and a driving mechanism 9 for raising and lowering the lifting table 8, A pair of left and right lift rails 1 fixed on a lift 8
0, and a handrail (guard) 70 provided in the front space above the lifting rail 10.

The wheelchair 1 comprises a lower traveling vehicle 31 and an upper seat 41 which is separably mounted on the traveling vehicle 31. The traveling carriage 31 has a frame 32, and a caster 3 for traveling on the floor 2 is provided below the frame 32.
3 are provided. Also, on the upper surface of the frame 32,
A pair of right and left rails 34 for running the seat body 41 in the front-rear direction and a lock plate 35 disposed between the rails 34 are provided. A handle 36 for the assistant to push by hand is provided at the rear end of the frame 32. Is provided.

The seat body 41 has a seat body 42 supported by the traveling vehicle 31. On the lower surface of the seat body 42, a plurality of wheels 43 rolling on rails 34 of the traveling vehicle 31 are provided. Have been. The seat 41 has a chair portion 44 attached to the upper part of the seat body 42 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction, and has a footrest 45 in front of the chair portion 44. At the rear end of the seat body 42, a handle 46 that is gripped when the caregiver presses by hand is attached, and in addition, a tilting lever 47 that is operated when rotating the chair portion 44,
A lock release lever 49 for releasing the lock pin 48 is attached.

The lock pin 48 can be freely inserted into and removed from a lock hole provided in the lock plate 35 of the traveling vehicle 31. Usually, the lock pin 48 is urged in the locking direction and fits into the lock hole on the traveling vehicle 31 side. The seat 41 can be fixed to the traveling carriage 31. The lock pin 48 fits into a lock hole 16 of the slide member 15 described later, so that the seat body 41 can be fixed to the lift 8.

On the other hand, a slide member 15 is provided on the upper surface of the lift 8 supported by the column 7 in the bathtub 3 so as to be located between the lift rails 10. This slide member 15
Has a lock hole 16 in which a lock pin 48 on the side of the seat 41 of the wheelchair 1 is fitted. The lock hole 16 is guided by the linear bearing 17 and the guide rod 18 and slides along the lifting rail 10. The slide member 15 is always urged forward (to the left in FIG. 2) by the spring 13, and in a free state, is stopped at a front end limit (forward movement limit) by a stopper (not shown). I have.

A rod 19 is attached to one end of the slide member 15 and extends outside the lift rail 10. A guide roller 21 is provided at the tip of the rod 19.
Is a groove-shaped guide rail 20 provided vertically near the column 7.
Can be engaged. The guide rail 20 extends vertically, and the upper end is located near the edge 4 of the bathtub 3.
It is inclined so as to go downward, that is, closer to the center of the bathtub 3. And the lower end is a guide roller 2
1 is opened so as to freely come out of the guide rail 20, and a lower end opening portion thereof is wide so that the guide roller 21 of the slide member 15 which rises at the front end limit position can reliably engage with the groove of the guide rail 20. It is formed in a shape.

The elevating rail 10 is divided into three in the longitudinal direction. The center rail 10A is fixed on the elevating platform 8, and at the front end of the center rail 10A, a front rail 10B protruding greatly into the bathtub 3 is provided as shown in FIG.
It is connected via a hinge 11 to be foldable upward from a horizontal position in a vertical plane including the lifting rail 10. A rear rail 10C is connected to a rear end of the center rail 10A via a hinge 12 from a horizontal position so as to be foldable upward in a vertical plane including the lifting rail 10. The front rail 10B is provided with a horizontal bar 26, and by pulling a pull lever 27 attached to the horizontal bar 26,
The front rail 10B can be folded upward. In this state, the handle 28 at the end of the pull lever 27 is hooked on the fixed lock portion 29, so that the front rail 10B can be held in a folded state.

The rear rail 10C is mounted on the upper end of the edge 4 of the bathtub 3 to facilitate the transfer of the seat 41 between the inside and the outside of the bathtub 3. When the front end slides on the inner wall or the like of No. 3, it is automatically folded upward.

The handrail 70 has a base end fixed to the base of the elevating platform 8 and, after the front end thereof rises upward,
It extends horizontally across the front space above the lifting rail 10. The horizontal portion 71 is provided at a height near the chest of the bather M on the seat body 41.

Next, the operation will be described. When taking a bath, the caregiver runs the wheelchair 1 and approaches the edge 4 of the bathtub 3.
When approaching, the chair portion 44 is laid upward and the footrest 45 is lifted. In this state, the elevating rail 10 is raised, and the elevating rail 10 is made to coincide with the height of the rail 34 of the traveling carriage 31, and the front rail 10B and the center rail 10
A, make the rear rail 10C horizontal. Then,
The rail 34 of the traveling carriage 31 and the lifting rail 10 are arranged in a straight line. In this state, the lock release lever 49 is operated to separate the seat 41 from the traveling carriage 31, and the assistant pushes and moves the seat 41 to move on the elevating rail 10.

At this time, the slide member 15 for fixing the seat body 41 is attached to the bathtub 3 by the action of the guide rail 20.
Is positioned close to the edge 4 of the support member 41, so that the assistant can place the seat 41 on the slide member 51 without reaching much. Therefore, it is not necessary to take an unreasonable posture, and the burden of assistance is small. In addition, since the bather M on the seat body 41 is pushed out into the front space at a height above the water surface, the bather M may have a fear of fear. In the case of the bathing apparatus, the handrail 70 is provided in the front space. Because it exists, it can eliminate fear.

When the seat 41 moves on the lifting rail 10, the lock pin 48 urged in the locking direction automatically fits into the lock hole 16 of the slide member 15, and the seat 4
1 is locked to the slide member 15. Next, when the lifting rail 10 is lowered, the action of the guide rail 20 causes
As it descends, the slide member 15 moves forward, and accordingly, the seat 41 protrudes toward the center of the bathtub 3. When the guide roller 21 is further lowered, the guide rollers 21
It goes out of the groove of 0 and descends at the same position. Then, the seat body 41 sinks into an optimum position in the bathtub 3, and the backrest of the seating chair portion 44 enters the bathtub 3 without interfering with the bathtub wall surface.

After bathing, the lifting rail 10 is raised.
Then, the seat 41 is moved closer to the edge 4 of the bathtub 3 by the action of the guide rail 20 as the lift rail 10 moves up. Therefore, the caregiver can transfer the seat 41 from the lifting rail 10 to the traveling carriage 31 without taking an unreasonable posture.

After use, as shown in FIG. 3, the front rail 10B is folded upward by pulling the pull lever 27, and the handle 28 at the end of the pull lever 27 is hooked on the fixed lock portion 29 in this state. To hold the front rail 10B in the folded state. As a result, the front rail 10B that protrudes greatly into the bathtub 3 does not become a hindrance, and the space in the bathtub 3 can be effectively used when performing other operations.

In the above embodiment, the lifting rail 10
The front rail 10B is folded upward in the vertical plane including the lift rail 10, but as shown in FIG. 4, the lift stand protrudes from the support 7 into the bathtub 3 in a cantilever manner. The distal end portion 8b of the lift 8 is connected to the base end 8a of the lift 8 by a hinge 8c, and the distal end portion 8b of the lift 8 is folded upward from a horizontal position in a vertical plane perpendicular to the lift rail 10. You may comprise so that it is possible. In that case, the lifting platform 8 and the lifting rail 10 can be leaned against the column 7, so that the lifting platform 8 and the lifting rail 11 protruding into the bathtub 3 interfere with other operations in the bathtub 3. Will not be.

[0023]

As described above, in the bathing apparatus of the present invention, the lifting rail projects from the center rail to the inside of the bathtub.
To be divided into a front rail and a front end of the central rail.
The rear end of the front rail is above the horizontal position via the hinge
To the front rail.
Since the lifting rail can be folded by the pulled lever , it is necessary to assist bathing for the physically handicapped and the elderly.
Take a bath safely and without much labor
And when it is not in use, the number of disturbing parts can be reduced. Therefore, the space for other work in the bathtub can be expanded, and the space can be effectively used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a state when an embodiment of the present invention is used.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state when the embodiment of the present invention is used.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a non-use state of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a lifting platform according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wheelchair 3 Bathtub 9 Drive mechanism 10 Elevating rail 31 Traveling trolley 34 Rail 41 Seat 10A Central rail 10B Front rail 11 Hinge 8 Elevating platform 8a Base end 8b Tip side part 8c Hinge

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A wheelchair capable of being detached while being moved along the rail with a seat mounted on an upper side of the traveling cart having a rail provided thereon, and a driving mechanism provided in a bathtub. A bathing device that includes a lifting rail that can be raised and lowered, and in a state where the lifting rail matches the height of the rail on the traveling trolley of the wheelchair, the seat body can be transferred from the traveling trolley to the lifting rail. The lifting rail protrudes inside the bathtub with the center rail.
Divided into a front rail and the front end of the center rail.
Rear end of front rail rises from horizontal position via hinge
Rotatably connected to the front rail.
A bathing apparatus wherein the lifting rail is foldable by a pulling lever . 2. The bathtub according to claim 1, wherein said lifting rail is cantilevered.
The base end of the lift table is mounted on a lift table
The top end is above the horizontal position via the hinge
Claims: It is connected so that rotation is possible.
The bathing apparatus according to 1.